Revenge: The Billionaire's Downfall

lently, and a tremor started in her fingertips, spreading t

she whispered, her v

said, her tone light and airy. "It was Dean's idea. He said the c

The cruelty wasn't just Karina's; it was his. He had sanctioned it. He had ordered the m

ed, even stroking his soft fur once. He had watched her play with the kitten, a

ad to know for sure. She stumbled towards the door, a desperate, gut

disoriented, went sprawling to the floor. The remains of the soup bowl sh

ene at a glance: Hayley on the floor amidst the mess, and Karina s

t trying to give Hayley the soup, but she threw it at

f and rage. "You killed my cat," she screamed at

, his voice dripping with impatience. He turned his attention to Karina, dabbing at

as a winter sea. "Clean this up," he ordered t

shoulders and led her out of the room

usting, lukewarm concoction from the carpet and forced it into her mouth. She choked, gagged, and vomited, he

her body wracked with spasms, until there was not

limp and broken. Her hidden phone, tucked into the waistband of her je

d steady, a lifeline in the chaos.

dry rasp. The last shred of hope was

valid?" she asked, needing

said. "Get me the file, and you w

at her reflection in the mirror. Her face was pale and tear-streaked, her eyes hol

de. Dean was sitting on the sofa, and Karina was curled up beside him, her head on his shoulder. He was d

his voice laced with a tenderness

himpered. "Hayley's

er once. After the car crash, when he had found her in the hospital, he had held

ummy. He had rehearsed his love on her, perfected hi

, her eyes meeting Hayley's through the crack in th

"Hayley's here. I think

mediately hardening into one of c

ng through her. "And a disobedient one at that. Don't forge

r, heavy and suffocating.

l, private lounge connected to the study. "C

yley stood frozen for a moment, the ins

in a secret compartment behind a row of law books. As she searched, she heard m

fingers fumbled for the hidden latch. The sounds f

o. One half was screaming in agony, while the other was a cold, focused machine, intent on its tas